Japanese type 4-4-0 steam locomotive
Class 5500 |
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Type 5500 locomotive preserved at Ome Railway Park |
Type and origin |
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Reference:[1] | Power type | Steam |
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Builder | Beyer, Peacock & Company |
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Build date | 1893- |
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Total produced | 72 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 4-4-0 Eight-wheeler |
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Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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Leading dia. | 730 mm (2 ft 5 in) |
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Driver dia. | 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) |
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Wheelbase | 6.578 m (21 ft 7.0 in) |
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Length | 13.91 m (45 ft 8 in) |
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Loco weight | 31.65 t |
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Total weight | 55.85 t |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 3.46 t |
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Water cap. | 9.1 m3 (2,404 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 1.33 m2 (14 sq ft) |
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Boiler pressure | 12 kg/cm2 (170 lbf/in2) |
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Heating surface | 73 m2 (786 sq ft) |
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Cylinders | Two |
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Cylinder size | 40.6 cm × 55.9 cm (16 in × 22 in) |
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Valve gear | Stephenson |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 5990kg |
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The JGR Class 5500 was a type of 4-4-0 steam locomotive used for 60 years on Japanese Government Railways. The locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock & Company in England. Sulfur was added to the forged steel used for the cylinders. The cylinders were set in a slightly canted position and were used without replacement for the entire life of the locomotive. Japan was unable to produce cylinders of comparable durability. In 1929, ten were converted to tank locomotives and reclassified as Class B10.
One Class 5500 locomotive, 5540, is preserved at the Ome Railway Park.[1] A Class B10 locomotive, B104, is preserved at the Kominato Railway headquarters.
See also
References
- ^ a b Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.25,27&94 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
Imperial Japanese Railway Steam Locomotives
Tank | Four-driver (A) | - No class (1)
- A1 (150)
- A2 (110)
- A3
- A4 (120, 130)
- A5 (190)
- A6 (160) · A7 (160)
- A8 (500, 600, 700)
- A9 (860)
- A10 (230)
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Six-driver (B) | |
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Abt-type Six-driver (C) | |
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Tender | Four-driver (D) | - D1 (5000)
- D2 (5100)
- D3 (5490)
- D4 (5130)
- D5 (5300, 5400)
- D6 (5500, 5630)
- D7 (5680)
- D8 (6150)
- D9 (6200, 6270, 6300, 6350)
- D10 (5700)
- D11 (5160)
- D12 (6400)
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Six-driver (E) | |
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Eight-driver (F) | |
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Japanese Government Railway Steam Locomotives |
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Tank | Four-driver | - 10
- 60
- 230
- 400・500・600・700
- 860
- 950
- 960
- 1000 II
- 1060 II
- 1070・1150
- 5050
- B10
- B20
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Six-driver | |
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Ten-driver | |
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Tender | Four-driver | - 5050
- 1060
- 5060
- 5200
- 5300・5400・5450・5480
- 5500・5630・5650
- 5900
- 5950
- 6050
- 6100
- 6120
- 6200・6250
- 6700・6750
- 6760
- B50
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Six-driver | |
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Eight-driver | |
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Ten-driver | |
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Mallet | |
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Narrow gauge | Four-driver | |
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Six-driver | - Ke 150
- Ke 160
- Ke 170
- Ke 200
- Ke 210
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Japanese railway locomotives |
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